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Grammatical structures in English permitting the divvying up of time/aspect/voice & mode.
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==Present==
 
==Present==
  
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====Simple====
 
====Simple====
  
====Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing====
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====Continuous / Progressive / be + ''-ing''====
  
====Perfect / have + -en====
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====Perfect / have + ''-en''====
  
====Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing====
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====Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + ''-ing''====
  
 
===Passive===
 
===Passive===
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====state:  be + -en====
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*am
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*is
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*are
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====change of state: get + -en====
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*get
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*gets
  
 
==Past==
 
==Past==
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====Simple====
 
====Simple====
  
====Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing====
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====Continuous / Progressive / be + ''-ing''====
  
 
====Perfect / have + -en====
 
====Perfect / have + -en====
  
====Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing====
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====Perfect Continuous / Progressive / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">have + been + ''-ing''</span>====
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===Passive===
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====state:  be + -en====
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====change of state: get + -en====
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==Future==
 
==Future==
 
===Active===
 
===Active===
====Will + present infinitive====
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====Modal: Will + present infinitive====
  
 
The meeting <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''be''</span> on Tuesday.
 
The meeting <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''be''</span> on Tuesday.
  
====will + past/perfect infinitive====
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====Modal: will + past/perfect infinitive====
  
 
We <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''have finished''</span> by Tuesday.
 
We <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''have finished''</span> by Tuesday.

Revision as of 14:41, 4 October 2020

Grammatical structures in English permitting the divvying up of time/aspect/voice & mode.

Present

Active

Simple

Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing

Perfect / have + -en

Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing

Passive

state: be + -en

  • am
  • is
  • are

change of state: get + -en

  • get
  • gets

Past

Active

Simple

Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing

Perfect / have + -en

Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing

Passive

state: be + -en

change of state: get + -en

Future

Active

Modal: Will + present infinitive

The meeting will be on Tuesday.

Modal: will + past/perfect infinitive

We will have finished by Tuesday.